‘That Sounds Like A No’: CNN Correspondent Dubious Of Secret Service Director’s Answer On Beefing Trump Protection

CNN Law Enforcement Correspondent Whitney Wild confronted U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on whether she increased “every element” of former President Trump’s security, telling the director her answer sounded “like a no.”

U.S. authorities reportedly were aware of an alleged Iran plot to kill Trump ahead of Saturday’s assassination attempt, and Secret Service ramped up protections for Trump, several people briefed on the matter told CNN. On “CNN News Central,” Wild asked Cheatle if “every element” of Trump’s security “increased” after the Secret Service became aware “of this credible threat.”

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“Was every element, every part of his, from the intelligence to the counter assault team, to the detail agents, to the shift agents, I mean, every element, top to bottom, of the advance and the operation, was every element increased after you learned of this credible threat?” Wild asked.

“What we increased was what we felt was appropriate for the former president and for that particular event on that day,” Cheatle answered. “We have been increasing the assets and the resources and the staffing that we have been providing to the former president since he was a presidential candidate and then the presumptive nominee and that’s what I can tell you.”

Wild said Cheatle’s response “sounds like a no.”

“I am not saying a no at all,” Cheatle said. “I’m saying we have continued to increase the resources that we have been providing.”